TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The battle for Algeria: explaining fratricide among armed nonstate actors
JO  - Studies in conflict and terrorism
A1  - Mendelsohn, Barak
SP  - 776
EP  - 798
VL  - 44
IS  - 9
N2  - Unity among a rebel movement is associated with positive returns, yet rebel groups often fail to come together and even fall into fratricide infighting. Focusing on a rebel field in which one group enjoys primacy, I present three pathways that are likely to produce rebel fratricide: first, power shifts within the rebel movement; second, spillover from internal conflict within the dominant group; and third, disagreements over targeting noncombatants. I explore the role these mechanisms played in fratricidal violence among the Islamist opposition in Algeria during the 1990s civil war.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-610X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1580419
ID  - ref1
ER  -